Water Is for Fighting Over: And Other Myths about Water in the West, Fleck John

Автор: Fleckner Uwe
Название: Masters: J.A.D. Ingres (LCT)
ISBN: 3848005565 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783848005567
Издательство: Ullmann
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Описание: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. Although he considered himself to be a painter of history in the tradition of Nicolas Poussin and Jacques-Louis David, by the end of his life it was Ingres' portraits, both painted and drawn, that were recognized as his greatest legacy. A man profoundly respectful of the past, he assumed the role of a guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style represented by his nemesis Eugene Delacroix. In this volume, numerous large-sized illustrations showcase the artist's oeuvre; authoritative texts illustrate the decisive stages in the artist's life and in the development of his work, explaining their significance in the context of his time and for the following generations of artists. The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists’ biographies and their styles of working: Albrecht Durer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid rural scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance and the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio. Authoritative texts illustrate the decisive stages in the artists’ lives and in the development of their styles, explaining their impact against the background of their social context as well as their significance for following generations of artists. A wealth of large-sized illustrations showcase each artist’s oeuvre. Each volume contains a comprehensive appendix providing information on the artists’ biographies in tabular form as well as an extensive bibliography. All the authors are renowned in their specialist field.

Автор: Fleck B
Название: Alvaro Siza
ISBN: 3764328207 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783764328207
Издательство: Birkhauser Verlag AG
Цена: 33250.00 T
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Описание: Alvaro Siza's architectural sketches commence with his very first confrontation with the city for which he intends to build; they accompany each of his projects over many years. The characteristics of his architectural style are very much in evidence in this collection of his sketches.

Автор: Fleck Robert, Lehmann-Tolkmitt Antonia
Название: Heinz Mack: A 21st Century Artist
ISBN: 3777433039 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783777433035
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: German artist Heinz Mack has left his mark on the world through both a pioneering contribution to the question of a new concept of art that has been of fundamental importance since the postwar period, and, along with Otto Piene, as the founder of the ZERO movement, an international artists' network devoted to the topics of light and movement. This book offers the first overview of Mack's philosophy of art as well as his multifaceted oeuvre.

A sculptor and painter for more than sixty years, Mack has created a wide-ranging body of work, starting with the ZERO period around 1960 and continuing in the present day. As this book shows, the essential aspects of his works--including the significance of light, structure, and color--are portrayed with often surprising perspectives. The authors accompany Mack in his constant search for a new concept of art, following him from ZERO through his legendary Sahara Project--a series of installations he made in the Tunisian desert from 1962 to 1976--to his light art and most recent paintings. Throughout, they discover little-known connections to minimal art, land art, Yves Klein, and Constantin Brancusi, among others. This journey through Mack's rich oeuvre culminates in a look at his passionate plea for the "idea of beauty in the twenty-first century."

​Containing fifty color illustrations, Heinz Mack brings a fresh perspective to this artist's extensive career.

Автор: Fleck Denise
Название: Basic Bird First-Aid
ISBN: 1724988824 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781724988829
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Цена: 17230.00 T
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Автор: Kuhn Eric, Fleck John
Название: Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River
ISBN: 0816540055 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780816540051
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management--and perils in the mismanagement--of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly made the least sustainable and most dangerous long-term decisions.

Arguing that the science of the early twentieth century can shed new light on the mistakes at the heart of the over-allocation of the Colorado River, authors Eric Kuhn and John Fleck delve into rarely reported early studies, showing that scientists warned as early as the 1920s that there was not enough water for the farms and cities boosters wanted to build. Contrary to a common myth that the authors of the Colorado River Compact did the best they could with limited information, Kuhn and Fleck show that development boosters selectively chose the information needed to support their dreams, ignoring inconvenient science that suggested a more cautious approach.

Today water managers are struggling to come to terms with the mistakes of the past. Focused on both science and policy, Kuhn and Fleck unravel the tangled web that has constructed the current crisis. With key decisions being made now, including negotiations for rules governing how the Colorado River water will be used after 2026, Science Be Dammed offers a clear-eyed path forward by looking back.

Understanding how mistakes were made is crucial to understanding our contemporary problems. Science Be Dammed offers important lessons in the age of climate change about the necessity of seeking out the best science to support the decisions we make.